The Tampa Bay Rays made the World Series two years ago and are fighting the Yankees and Red Sox this season. So the fans are flocking to Tropicana Field to check out one of the game’s most entertaining teams, right? Not a chance. The Trop has some fan-friendly features like a pretty cool soaring atrium and the live ray tank in center field. But it’s tucked away in downtown St. Petersburg...

In all my years writing this column, I’ve never addressed cancelled and rerouted flights. Why? Believe it or not, it never happened to us – that is until our recent trip on USAirways from Manchester to Mississippi. Here’s how problems can snowball from a cancelled flight, and how to deal with it better than we did. Never assume: I booked the flights for our long weekend for maximum...